- Original 57 merit badges (Boy Scouts of America)
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In 1911, 57 merit badges were issued by the Boy Scouts of America. Many of them exist to this day, these are in forest green. [1] Many of the others have been discontinued or reintroduced with different names. Of the discontinued original merit badges, four were offered in 2010 as part of the Boy Scouts of America centennial. These merit badges are in beige.
Soon after the introduction of merit badges, the ranks of Life, Star, and Eagle were created to recognize the earning of merit badges; Star was moved before Life in 1924.
Merit badge Subject matter Original Logo Status Agriculture Agriculture Plow Merged into Plant Science, 1975 Angling Angling, Fishing Fish Renamed Fishing in 1952 Archery Archery Bow and Arrow Architecture Architecture Arch Logo used continuously for 100 years Art Art Palette Logo used continuously for 100 years Astronomy Astronomy Star Athletics Athletics Wingfoot Logo used continuously for 100 years Automobiling Automobile safety Red Wheel Exists today as Traffic Safety Aviation Aviation Airplane Bee Farming Beekeeping Bee Discontinued 1995 Blacksmithing Blacksmithing Anvil Discontinued Bugling Bugling Bugle Logo used continuously for 100 years Business Business Crossed quills Renamed American Business in 1966. Camping Camping Tepee Carpentry Carpentry Plane Partially replaced by Woodwork, 1952. Carpentry introduced again in 2010 as historic merit badge. Chemistry Chemistry Retort flask Logo used continuously for 100 years Civics Citizenship Ceremonial Ax Renamed Citizenship, later split into Home, Community, Nation, and World Conservation Conservation Forest Exists today as Fish and Wildlife Management and Environmental Science Cooking Cooking Kettle Craftsmanship Artisan Calipers Split into various Building and Handicraft merit badges Cycling Cycling White Wheel Dairying Dairy farming Butter Churn Merged into Animal Science, 1975 Electricity Electricity Lightning Bolt Logo used continuously for 100 years Firemanship Fire safety Crossed noozles Renamed Fire Safety in 1995 First Aid First aid Cross Logo used continuously for 100 years First Aid to Animals Veterinary medicine Cross w/Dog Renamed Veterinary Medicine Forestry Forestry Pine Cone Gardening Gardening Ear of Corn Handicraft Handicraft Hammer and Plunger Split into various Building and Handicraft merit badges Horsemanship Equestrianism Horseshoe Interpreting Interpreting Handshake Discontinued 1952 Invention Inventing Gear Discontinued 1915 Leatherworking Leatherworking Leather Stamp Renamed Leatherwork Lifesaving Lifesaving Life preserver Logo used continuously for 100 years Machinery Machinery Wrench Discontinued 1995 Marksmanship Shooting Target Split into Rifle Shooting and Shotgun Shooting Masonry Masonry Trowel Discontinued in 1995 Mining Mining Shovel Renamed Geology Music Music Lyre Logo used continuously for 100 years Ornithology Ornithology Hummingbird Was originally required for Eagle, replaced by Bird Study Painting Paint Paintbrush Logo used continuously for 100 years Pathfinding Orienteering Indian Head Replaced by Orienteering. Introduced again in 2010 as historic merit badge. Personal Health Physical Fitness Heart Replaced by Personal Fitness in 1952 Photography Photography Camera Pioneering Pioneering Ax and Pickax Plumbing Plumbing Faucet Logo used continuously for 100 years Poultry Farming Poultry Rooster Merged into Animal Science, 1975 Printing Printing Printing Press Merged into Graphic Arts, 1987 Public Health Public Health Torch Logo used continuously for 100 years Scholarship Scholarship Torch & Book Logo used continuously for 100 years Sculpture Sculpture Head Seamanship Boating Anchor Split into Motorboating and Small Boat Sailing, 1964 Signaling Semaphore Semaphore Flags Discontinued in 1992. Introduced again in 2010 as historic merit badge. Stalking Tracking Raccoon Discontinued 1952. Introduced again in 2010 as historic merit badge, and renamed Tracking Surveying Surveying Telescope Swimming Human swimming Man Swimming Taxidermy Taxidermy Talon Discontinued in 1952 References
- ^ Duersch Jr., Fred (2003). Merit Badge Field Guide. Downs Printing Inc. pp. i-xi.
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